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New diagnostic isotope to enhance targeted alpha therapy for cancer
Team brings a new tool for alpha therapy by developing a paired isotope option for PET scans - 12/16/20
AI reveals first direct observation of rupture propagation during slow quakes
Deep-learning approach extracts data from ‘noisy’ images to reveal how ground deforms during seismic event - 12/9/20
Breakthrough material makes pathway to hydrogen use for fuel cells under hot, dry conditions
Innovative proton conductor developed to be effective at high temperatures - 12/7/20
AAAS and Los Alamos announce 2020 Fellows
Distinguished researchers honored for their contributions - 11/24/20
Novel chemical process a first step to making nuclear fuel with fire
A new "combustion synthesis" process recently established for lanthanide metals could be a guide for the production of safe, sustainable nuclear fuels - 11/24/20
DisrupTECH features superior plastics recycling, smart software, predictive mapping
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists pitch their research to investors as part of the Lab’s tech-transfer mission - 11/23/20
Los Alamos announces details of new computational storage deployment
The new file system leverages advanced technology based on emerging NVMe standards including Eideticom’s NoLoad technology on an NVMe computational storage processor (CSP) in a dense storage enclosure based on Marvell’s NVMe Ethernet bridging technology, and NVMe fabric connectivity provided by Mellanox ConnectX-6 technology - 11/16/20
Study reveals how to improve natural gas production in shale
Molecular-dynamics simulations and high-pressure small-angle neutron scattering help team discover optimal methane-releasing pressure range - 11/12/20
The Secret City: Project Y mobile app is back
Explore Los Alamos as it was during the Manhattan Project with this app from Los Alamos National Laboratory - 11/12/20
Rare ‘superbolt’ flashes found to be 1,000 times brighter than normal lightning
Two new Los Alamos National Lab studies show, when it comes to extreme lightning, size and polarity matter - 11/12/20
Laboratory and NMSU sign agreement for joint appointments
Staff-and-faculty exchange will build bottom-up collaborations and workforce pipeline - 11/10/20
Los Alamos works to make better, more recyclable plastics with new BOTTLE consortium
New Department of Energy program builds on strengths of multiple laboratories - 11/9/20
Fallen trees become firewood for local pueblos
Mitigation project stokes kiva fireplaces and woodstoves in the region - 11/9/20
New Los Alamos spin-off aims to put nuclear reactors in space
The Laboratory has signed an agreement to license the “Kilopower” space reactor technology to Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes) - 11/2/20
New mentor-protégé program between Triad National Security and Pueblo Alliance, LLC grooms Native businesses for successful contracting
Pueblo businesses will be mentored in landing contracts with LANL and other U.S. DOE entities. - 10/29/20
Scientists find a way to quickly test rust on graphene-protected cars, planes, ships
Journal reports on graphene’s novel gas permeation property - 10/29/20
Breakthrough quantum-dot transistors create a flexible alternative to conventional electronics
Quantum dot logic circuits provide the long-sought building blocks for innovative devices, including printable electronics, flexible displays, and medical diagnostics - 10/29/20
Sensors driven by machine learning sniff-out gas leaks fast
ALFaLDS works on large oil and gas infrastructure, can help cut methane emissions by 90% - 10/28/20
Study reveals robust performance in aged detonator explosive
PETN explosive is used extensively in commercial detonators and in the nuclear stockpile - 10/28/20
Los Alamos National Laboratory named a top employer by Latina Style
Surveyed readers ranked top 50 companies for Latina training, mentorship, retention and promotion - 10/22/20
Los Alamos National Laboratory brings next-generation HPC to the fight against COVID-19
New capabilities will give scientists substantially higher supercomputing performance, further enabling critical research ranging from therapeutics design to modeling viral spread - 10/20/20
Six physicists elected 2020 Fellows of the American Physical Society
APS Fellowship recognizes outstanding contributions to science, technology, teaching, or service - 10/14/20
Evelyn Mullen named American Nuclear Society Fellow
Mullen was named a fellow for her leadership in nuclear national security and ensuring the nation’s experimental capability in nuclear criticality - 10/13/20
Seven Los Alamos scientists and engineers honored as 2020 Laboratory Fellows
Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Christopher Fontes, Vania Jordanova, Thomas Leitner, John Lestone, Joseph Martz and Ralph Menikoff - 10/12/20
Los Alamos to lead fuel cell consortia
Lab seeks to drive advances in resilient energy projects - 10/8/20
Sarkar honored for theory of self-replicating materials
American Physical Society presents the Irwin Oppenheim award for early-career scientists - 10/7/20
Los Alamos, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NVIDIA partner to speed up scientific computing
New developments will include innovative high-performance computing (HPC) technology efforts to advance greater performance efficiency, workflow efficiency and analytics - 10/6/20
Eight Los Alamos projects win R&D 100 Awards
“Oscars of Invention” honor the best innovations of the past year - 10/5/20
Top students tapped for Los Alamos science experience
Graduate program from DOE prepares students for STEM careers - 10/5/20
New algorithm could unleash the power of quantum computers
Fast-forwarding quantum calculations skips past the time limits imposed by decoherence, which plagues today’s machines - 10/5/20
Los Alamos announces details of new Crossroads supercomputer
Next–gen supercomputer will support predictive weapons research and calculations - 9/30/20
Nathan Moody to share in 2021 IEEE particle accelerator award
Moody was cited for “deep and broad contributions to accelerator science and technology, especially multi-disciplinary photocathode science” - 9/24/20
Phil Tubesing awarded 2020 Global Security Medal
Recognizes the exceptional achievements of active or recently retired employees who have made significant contributions to the Laboratory’s global security mission. - 9/21/20
Up to 15 inches of sea-level rise from ice sheets by 2100
Los Alamos National Laboratory and institutions from across the world conducted the most advanced prediction to date for how global warming will melt polar ice sheets and impact sea-level rise - 9/17/20
What it takes to shoot a laser on Mars
On a new podcast, team members who direct the laser-shooting tool on the Mars Curiosity rover talk about how they got there - 9/16/20
Free remote-learning resources at New Mexico STEAM Hub
Fall semester 2020 just got easier with www.nmsteamhub.com, a collaboration between public and private partners - 9/15/20
New grant funds best practices in teacher training
Students from New Mexico Highlands University embark on paid, 10-month residencies in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Pojoaque Valley, and Santa Fe public school districts - 9/9/20
Borup named Electrochemical Society Fellow
Team leader’s Los Alamos and UNM roles have advanced fuel cell technology - 9/8/20
What could desert rocks tell us about life on Mars?
Living microbes formed rock varnish in the desert Southwest. A new podcast considers whether they play the same role on Mars. - 9/3/20
Carol Burns receives ACS Francis P. Garvan‒John M. Olin Medal
Chemist honored for national security science, mentoring, inspirational roles - 9/2/20
Up in smoke: the story of the Medio Fire
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s real-time study of soot, the varieties of smoke, and other airborne particles will help determine future air-quality alerts - 9/1/20
Los Alamos takes new HPE Apollo 80 System on a test drive
HPE’s new offering, using Fujitsu A64FX Arm processors, could improve high performance computing mission applications - 9/1/20
Los Alamos and Sandia national labs bridge R&D gap for New Mexico businesses
Statements of Intent due September 3, 2020 - 8/28/20
Life after landing on Mars
A new podcast episode talks about a day-in-the-life of the Perseverance rover on the Red Planet - 8/27/20
Searching Mars for signatures of life
What will the new Mars rover look for to determine if life ever existed there? A new podcast episode takes a look. - 8/20/20
Foiling illicit cryptocurrency mining with artificial intelligence
A new artificial intelligence algorithm is designed to detect cryptocurrency miners in the act of stealing computing power from research supercomputers - 8/20/20
New Mexicans invited to virtual job fair
More than 600 positions with the National Nuclear Security Administration open at Los Alamos and Sandia National laboratories, and others - 8/20/20
Lab and PMI win three Small Business Awards from DOE
Los Alamos National Laboratory increased procurement with New Mexico small businesses to $289 million in FY 2019 - 8/19/20
Machine learning unearths signature of slow-slip quake origins in seismic data
Results provide insight into fundamental earthquake physics and suggest slow-slip earth rupture might be predictable - 8/18/20
Deniece Korzekwa named LANL Senior Fellow
World-recognized expert in actinide casting recognized for outstanding leadership and seminal contributions to nuclear weapons manufacturing science - 8/18/20
Podcast explains how plutonium powers Mars exploration
Mars Technica gives listeners the low-down on how nuclear batteries help drive space exploration - 8/13/20
Simulating crash into asteroid reveals its heavy metal psyche
New study of biggest Main Belt asteroid, Psyche, finds it might be remnant of a planet that never fully formed - 8/10/20
New one-year course prepares Questa students
Initiative is a successful collaboration among LANL, Questa Independent School District, the New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council, UA 412 Local Plumbers & Pipefitters, the Questa Economic Development Fund and UNM-Taos - 8/10/20
'Tour" SuperCam on the new Mars rover
Mars Technica podcast gives listeners a virtual peek inside the most versatile instrument aboard the Perseverance rover - 8/6/20
Nondestructive positron beams probe damage, support safety advances
Positron annihilation spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy reveal new insights into radiation damage processes - 7/29/20
Was there life on Mars? New podcast explores instruments aboard Mars rover
Mars Technica podcast launches alongside Perseverance rover - 7/29/20
Simulating quantum ‘time travel’ disproves butterfly effect in quantum realm
Evolving quantum processes backwards on a quantum computer to damage information in the simulated past causes little change when returned to the ‘present’ - 7/28/20
Ning Xu selected Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Xu is being recognized for her sustained contributions to actinide analytical chemistry - 7/27/20
New Mars rover tool will zap rocks to investigate planet’s past habitability
Developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, SuperCam will examine the chemistry and mineralogy of rocks on Mars - 7/27/20
Artifacts from the Manhattan Project era
For the 75th Anniversary of the Trinity Test, National Nuclear Administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty visited Los Alamos National Laboratory to see some of the historic sites of the Manhattan Project. During the visit, the Administrator was shown some of the artifacts from the Manhattan Project era - 7/16/20
Atomtronic device could probe boundary between quantum, everyday worlds
Clouds of supercooled atoms offer highly sensitive rotation sensors and tests of quantum mechanics - 7/16/20
Study finds less impact from wildfire smoke on climate
Observations suggest smaller warming effects of brown carbon than published model assessments - 7/9/20
Shock-dissipating fractal cubes could forge high-tech armor
Additively manufactured fractal structures with closely spaced voids dissipate shockwaves five times better than solid cubes - 7/7/20
Newer variant of COVID-19–causing virus dominates global infections
Virus with D614G change in Spike out-competes original strain, but may not make patients sicker - 7/1/20
Virtual Summer Physics Camp for Young Women
2020 campers hail from New Mexico communities of Acalde, Chimayó, Española, Los Alamos, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe and White Rock - 7/1/20
Building better electron sources with graphene
Graphene substrates can be reused repeatedly for photocathodes that emit high-brightness electron beams in electron microscopes and accelerators - 6/30/20
Artificial brains may need sleep too
States that resemble sleep-like cycles in simulated neural networks quell the instability that comes with uninterrupted self-learning in artificial analogs of brains - 6/8/20
New job-training collaboration prepares Taos High School students for high-wage, building-trades jobs
Course prepares Taos High School students for high-wage, building-trades jobs with opportunities for apprenticeship and employment - 6/2/20
New technique separates industrial noise from natural seismic signals
A transformative, cloud-computing approach to analyzing data helps researchers better understand seismic activity - 5/19/20
Bradbury Science Museum launches online archives with Manhattan Project science and history
Images provide a glimpse of the workforce, technology and events that led to the development of the first atomic bombs at Los Alamos - 5/19/20
Efficient, “green” quantum-dot solar cells exploit defects
Quantum-dot approach shows promise for a new type of toxic-element-free, inexpensive, defect-tolerant solar cells - 5/18/20
El Niño–linked decreases in soil moisture could trigger massive tropical-plant die offs
New insights could help farmers, water managers in tropical regions prepare for impact on crops - 5/11/20
Texas A&M University and Laboratory partner to make large data sets easier to handle
It is an excellent demonstration of utilization of processing power near/on storage devices - 5/4/20
Self-powered X-Ray detector to revolutionize imaging for medicine, security and research
2-D perovskite thin films boost sensitivity 100-fold compared to conventional detectors, require no outside power source, and enable low-dose dental and medical images - 4/20/20
Los Alamos National Laboratory and Santa Fe Community College announce new program for machinists
Training prepares local students for high-wage jobs with opportunities for internships and potential employment - 4/16/20
South Africa’s National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System joins Los Alamos’ Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium
The supercomputing center in South Africa is the first international partner to join the collaboration - 4/9/20
Triad National Security pledges $50,000 in emergency grants to local philanthropies
Funds go to The Food Depot, Los Alamos Community Foundation, Santa Fe Community Foundation, and Taos Community Foundation - 4/7/20
Employees donate more than $20,000 for hunger relief across Northern New Mexico
Triad National Security contributes an additional $10,000 - 4/2/20
High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory tests speed of light
Ultra-high energy gamma rays from the far reaches of the galaxy provide powerful proof that the predictions of relativity, including the constant speed of light, hold to the highest energy extremes yet probed - 3/30/20
Flat-panel technology could transform antennas, wireless and cell phone communications
Electronically controlled 2-D reflector promises improved microwave communications, beam steering without moving pieces, and one-way microwave mirrors - 3/20/20
New program helps New Mexico small businesses bring technology to market
Qualifying companies may receive up to $150,000 in technical assistance from Los Alamos or Sandia national laboratories for fostering projects from invention to commercialization - 3/16/20
Space weather model gives earlier warning of satellite-killing radiation storms
Two-day notice lets satellite operators take protective measures against energetic electrons - 3/2/20
Machine learning reveals earth tremor and slip occur continuously, not intermittently
Cascadia findings also apply to San Andreas Fault and other earthquake zones, suggesting universal underlying physics that could someday support quake forecasting - 2/26/20
Fifteen organizations join Los Alamos’ Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium in first year
Collaboration aims to improve overall efficiency of supercomputers - 1/28/20
Los Alamos high-performance computing veteran to chair SC22
Candace Culhane brings years of experience to the SC Conference - 1/27/20
Acetone plus light creates a green jet fuel additive
New product creates fuel from biomass, while improving engine performance - 1/23/20
LANL spent $396 million with NM business in 2019
Economic impact data shows gains in procurement contracts to small business, job creation, and economic development projects - 1/23/20
Galactic gamma-ray sources reveal birthplaces of high-energy particles
Researchers with the joint US-Mexico-European HAWC Observatory have identified a host of galactic sources of super-high-energy gamma rays - 1/14/20
Colloidal quantum dot laser diodes are just around the corner
Researchers reach a critical milestone on the path to versatile colloidal quantum dot laser diodes by successfully demonstrating a quantum dot LED that also operates as an optically pumped laser - 1/14/20
Lab joins IBM Q Network to explore quantum computing algorithms and education outreach
Using 53-qubit chip will help push quantum simulations past the limits of classical computing - 1/9/20
Scientists image heart RNA structure for the first time
Work could lead to new strategies in regenerative medicine for heart conditions - 1/9/20
Los Alamos National Laboratory fellow awarded prestigious Fleming Medal
Michelle Thomsen was awarded the John Adam Fleming Medal by the American Geophysical Union - 12/11/19
Announcing winners of first-ever New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge
20 winning high school teams take home $500 per student, members of all 46 participating teams awarded Varsity Letters - 12/9/19
Forty-six high school teams compete for $95,000 in first-ever New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge
December 7 event showcases the ‘ingenuity and passion’ of students in solving real-world problems with science, technology, engineering, and math - 12/5/19
Chemist Jennifer Hollingsworth named AAAS Fellow
Noted Los Alamos chemist honored by American Association for the Advancement of Science - 11/26/19
Should Santa deliver by drone?
A new routing algorithm anticipates the day trucks and drones cooperate to drop packages at your doorstep quickly and efficiently - 11/26/19
Drought impact study shows new issues for plants and carbon dioxide
Multiple Earth Systems computer models assessed potential drought levels - 11/25/19
LANL commits to advancing gender equality in nuclear policy
Los Alamos first national lab to join Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy - 11/20/19
Nine Los Alamos projects win R&D 100 Awards
“Oscars of Invention” honor the best innovations of the past year - 11/6/19
Los Alamos AI model wins flu forecasting challenge
‘Dante’ beat 23 others in predicting the timing, peak, and short-term intensity of the unfolding 2018-2019 flu season. Enhanced version takes aim at 2019-2020. - 10/22/19
Seven Los Alamos scientists and engineers honored as 2019 Laboratory Fellows
Brian Albright, Patrick Chain, Dana Dattelbaum, Michael Hamada, Anna Hayes-Sterbenz, Michael Prime and Laura Smilowitz become part of a prestigious fellowship - 10/16/19
Modified quantum dots capture more energy from light and lose less to heat
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers discover a new approach for capturing energy from light-generated, ‘hot’ electrons, avoiding wasteful heat loss - 10/7/19
Ancient oasis once existed on Mars
New findings from the ChemCam instrument show a dynamic Martian climate - 10/7/19
$150K grant to address substance abuse issues in Northern New Mexico
Funding from Los Alamos National Laboratory operator Triad will support United Way of Northern New Mexico’s collective impact initiative - 9/24/19
Los Alamos team sets sail for Arctic expedition
As part of MOSAiC field campaign, environmental researchers will operate a suite of instruments 24/7 as ship drifts in ice for the winter - 9/23/19
Nearly $800K grant from Triad to bring new opportunities to students, teachers in Northern New Mexico
Funding from Los Alamos National Laboratory operator will support K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics education - 9/12/19
Harshini Mukundan selected as AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador
Los Alamos bioscientist notes deep commitment to STEM outreach goals - 9/9/19
Discover lightning’s electrifying truth at free public talks
Tess Light of Los Alamos National Laboratory discusses those bright cracks across the sky at Frontiers in Science talks in Santa Fe, Los Alamos and Albuquerque - 9/9/19
Breakthrough Prize honors Los Alamos astrophysicists for work on first-ever black hole image
International team wins ‘Oscar of Science’ for using eight radio telescopes from around the world to resolve image of a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy - 9/6/19
Job-seekers get immediate offers at Los Alamos National Laboratory hiring event
Laboratory fast-tracks recruiting for high-demand positions as machinists, welding technicians and research technicians - 9/3/19
$500K grant aims to boost small businesses in Northern New Mexico
Funding from Los Alamos National Laboratory operator Triad will support Regional Development Corporation efforts to create jobs, strengthen economic diversity - 8/14/19
Hazmat Challenge tests responders’ skills in simulated emergencies
‘Toughest scenarios yet’ plus an obstacle course help hazmat teams hone their abilities - 8/14/19
Quantum computers to clarify the connection between the quantum and classical worlds
A new algorithm will allow quantum computers to investigate how the classical world we experience emerges from the quantum world - 7/31/19
Faint foreshocks foretell California quakes
Minor shocks presaged impending main shocks days to weeks before the big event - 7/31/19
Numerical model pinpoints source of pre-cursor to seismic signals
Research could one day enable accurately predicting earthquakes - 7/29/19
Vampire algae killer’s genetic diversity poses challenge to biofuels
Multiple species of pathogen could impact commercial algae production - 7/22/19
Machine-learning competition boosts earthquake prediction capabilities
Competitors’ success predicting quake timing in the online Kaggle competition could help save lives, infrastructure - 7/18/19
Los Alamos National Laboratory brings 24,169 jobs, $3.1 billion to New Mexico
Independent UNM report analyzes contributions from employment, goods and services, construction and taxes - 7/18/19
Ground-breaking Los Alamos inventions grab honors
2019 Richard P. Feynman Innovation Prize recognizes nuclear power potential in space - 7/17/19
New Mexico Tech and Los Alamos National Laboratory make joint appointment to work on robotics projects
Engineer becomes first researcher hired under cooperative agreement - 7/16/19
Two Los Alamos scientists win Presidential Early Career Awards
Award honors scientists and engineers for outstanding contributions to their fields - 7/15/19
UNM and Los Alamos National Labs sign new cooperative joint faculty agreement
Five-year joint appointments will increase research opportunities - 7/9/19
Researchers cast neural nets to simulate molecular motion
Machine learning allows quantum mechanics to be efficiently applied to molecular simulations for drug development, detonation physics and more - 7/2/19
All-woman team commands rock-zapping laser on Mars
The team is responsible for sending commands to the ChemCam instrument, which shoots Martian rocks with a laser to determine their chemical make-up - 6/10/19
Quantum information gets a boost from thin-film breakthrough
Method opens new path to all-optical quantum computers, other technologies - 5/29/19
From stars to the Amazon, free lectures explore the story of gold
Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Emeritus Terry Wallace traces gold’s cosmic journey in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Los Alamos - 5/15/19
Scientists create first billion-atom biomolecular simulation
Detailed models provide insight into 3-D structures of genes and the role of 3-D organization in gene function - 4/22/19
Two New Mexico small businesses win national Department of Energy awards
Holmans USA and RG Construction Services recognized for excellence in their service to Los Alamos - 4/22/19
Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers
Comprehensive new earthquake catalog includes 10 times more quakes than previously identified, with a more detailed picture of stresses and structures in the earth - 4/18/19
Los Alamos waste shipment successfully completed at WIPP
First shipment in five years - 4/12/19
New model accurately predicts harmful space weather
Predicting “killer” electrons in the Earth’s outer radiation belt protects spacecraft - 4/9/19
New open-source software predicts impacts of extreme events on grids
Free software helps utilities and government agencies plan for and mitigate potential outages from hurricanes, ice storms, or earthquakes - 4/9/19
Scientific computing in the cloud gets down to Earth
Servers in the cloud, originally intended for business, broaden access to cluster computing, make new research strategies in geophysics possible - 4/8/19
Two researchers win Women in Tech awards
Electrical engineer and mathematician recognized as outstanding contributors to STEM fields - 3/28/19
Los Alamos, Northern New Mexico College launch radiation protection course
New associate degree program for up to an initial 40 students starts in June, includes internships at Laboratory - 3/19/19
Handling trillions of supercomputer files just got simpler
Exascale file system Delta FS breaks the “metadata bottleneck” by handling extreme numbers of files and amounts of data with unprecedented performance - 3/14/19
New reactor-liner alloy material offers strength, resilience
Tungsten blend resists fractures, could be valuable for magnetic fusion facilities - 3/5/19
Collaboration opportunity to harness top algae strains for bioenergy
DOE project aims to boost productivity, lower cost of algae biofuels and bioproducts - 2/20/19
NNSA approves ‘Critical Decision 1’ for Advanced Sources and Detectors Project
The project is designed to generate x-ray images of subcritical experiments - 2/14/19
World's finest gold specimen probed with Los Alamos neutrons
Unraveling a 132-year-old gold wire structure mystery - 2/13/19
Los Alamos teams with Oak Ridge, EPB to demonstrate next-generation grid security tech
Quantum science comes to energy grid network protection - 2/12/19
Lab issues Request for Proposal (RFP) for new supercomputer
New “Crossroads” supercomputer will advance Nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship program’s capabilities - 1/31/19
Korber to discuss her work developing an HIV vaccine
Series of three public lectures in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Los Alamos - 1/22/19
Lab contributes $3 billion a year to the state’s economy
Economic development initiatives created or retained nearly 1,500 in-state jobs - 1/15/19
‘Realistic’ new model points the way to more efficient and profitable fracking
Accurately predicting fracture mechanics can help industry optimize pumping, fracturing-fluid viscosity, other parameters - 1/11/19
More stable light comes from intentionally 'squashed' quantum dots
Exploiting new ‘strain engineering’ approach produces highly stable, narrow linewidth light from individual quantum dots - 1/10/19
Top 25 news stories for Los Alamos highlight science achievements
It’s a collection that reflects the significant depth and breadth of national laboratory science. - 12/18/18
Machine learning-detected signal predicts time to earthquake
Researchers applied machine learning to analyze Cascadia data and discovered the megathrust broadcasts a constant tremor, a fingerprint of the fault’s displacement. - 12/17/18
Arctic ice model upgrade to benefit polar research, industry and military
An update for an internationally vital sea-ice computer model, called CICE version 6.0, is being released this week, a timely tool that supports more accurate forecasting of ice occurrence and global climate modeling. - 12/5/18
Innate fingerprint could detect tampered steel parts
Treaty compliance aided by spotting illicit artillery exchange and duplication - 11/28/18
Three Los Alamos scientists named Fellows by AAAS
Manvendra Dubey, David Janecky and Greg Swift honored for their lasting impacts in climate, oceanic and thermoacoustic science - 11/28/18
Eight Los Alamos projects win R&D 100 Awards
The winners are Charliecloud, GUFI, Lighthouse Directional Radiation Detectors, Long-Range Wireless Sensor Network, Rad-Hard Single-Board Computer for Space, Silicon Strip Cosmic Muon Detectors for Homeland Security, Universal Bacterial Sensor and ViDeoMAgic. - 11/19/18
Los Alamos National Laboratory launches Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium
Los Alamos formed EMC3 to investigate ultra-scale computing architectures, systems and environments that can achieve higher efficiencies in extreme-scale mission-centric computing. - 11/8/18
Levitating particles could lift nuclear detective work
Laser-based ‘optical tweezers’ could levitate uranium and plutonium particles, thus allowing the measurement of nuclear recoil during radioactive decay. - 11/7/18
Los Alamos pursues efficient computing with Cray, Marvell and Arm
The collaboration with Cray Inc. integrates the Marvell ThunderX2 processors with Cray’s proven networking and software ecosystem in the Lab’s secure computing environment. - 11/5/18
Triad National Security takes the helm at Los Alamos
Los Alamos begins operations today under a new management and operating contract between Triad National Security, LLC and the National Nuclear Security Administration. - 11/1/18
Arctic greening thaws permafrost, boosts runoff
A new collaborative study has investigated Arctic shrub-snow interactions to obtain a better understanding of the far north’s tundra and vast permafrost system. - 10/17/18
Five Los Alamos scientists honored as 2018 Laboratory Fellows
James Boncella, Angel Garcia, Lawrence Hull, David Jablonski and Sergei Tretiak are being honored as Laboratory Fellows. - 10/16/18
Three Los Alamos Medal winners changed the course of science
John M. Pedicini, Paul Whalen and Geoffrey West were selected for their distinguished achievements that have impacted the success of the Laboratory. - 10/15/18
Los Alamos scientists honored with APS fellowships
The American Physical Society has selected Brian Albright, Jennifer Hollingsworth, Brian J. Jensen and Brian Kendrick as the Society's 2018 Fellows. - 10/11/18
Los Alamos honors three for research, leadership with Fellows Prizes
Cynthia Reichhardt and Hari Viswanathan will receive the annual Fellows Prize for Research, and Kevin John will receive the Fellows Prize for Leadership. - 10/10/18
Newly detected microquasar gamma-rays ‘call for new ideas’
The team’s observations strongly suggest that particle collisions at the ends of the microquasar’s jets produced the powerful gamma rays. - 10/4/18
New initiative to boost teacher, student success in Pojoaque
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Pojoaque Valley School District and New Mexico Highlands University officially launched the region’s first professional development school. - 9/27/18
New space instrument goes for a spin
Scientists and engineers are using a unique centrifuge facility to evaluate a flight-ready telemetry system for evaluating a nuclear weapons test missile launch. - 9/27/18
Marc Kippen awarded inaugural Global Security Medal
Kippen is recognized for his leadership and achievements in developing, promoting, and sustaining national security capabilities and programs in space-based sensing and nuclear detonation detection. - 9/24/18
Public lectures explore the impact of particle accelerators
Bruce Carlsten will explore the ways particle accelerators can improve our lives in three Frontiers in Science public lectures. - 9/11/18
High-impact Los Alamos innovations honored as R&D 100 award finalists
Ten Los Alamos National Laboratory innovations are finalists for the 2018 R&D 100 Awards. - 8/28/18
Two Los Alamos scientists named American Geophysical Union fellows
Geoffrey D. Reeves and S. Peter Gary are among 62 new fellows who will be honored at AGU’s annual conference in December. - 8/13/18
Hazmat Challenge to test responders’ skills
Nine hazardous materials response teams from New Mexico, Oklahoma and Nebraska will test their skills in a series of graded exercises at the 22nd annual Hazmat Challenge. - 8/8/18
Andy Erickson new senior fellow
Erickson is an expert in emerging threats and serves as the Laboratory’s deputy principal associate director of Global Security and senior intelligence executive. - 8/7/18
Computer simulations predict the spread of HIV
Genetic signatures trace origin of infection and its potential path through populations, allowing state health departments to track the disease - 8/1/18
Los Alamos chemist elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Jaqueline Loetsch Kiplinger has been announced as a fellow of the American Chemical Society. - 7/24/18
Promising Los Alamos innovations take the spotlight
Bette Korber was recently honored with the 2018 Richard P. Feynman Innovation Prize for her ground-breaking HIV vaccine designs. - 7/24/18
Feeding plants to this algae could fuel your car
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and partner institutions provided today the first published report of algae using raw plants as a carbon energy source. - 7/17/18
Brett Kniss new senior fellow
Kniss serves as the program architect of the infrastructure strategy for plutonium facilities at Los Alamos. - 6/28/18
Top young Los Alamos researchers honored with DOE Early Career Awards
This is the ninth year DOE has provided the awards, designed to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce with support to exceptional researchers during their early careers. - 6/19/18
Beetles exploit warm winters to expand range
The study, published in Global Change Biology, is the first of its scope, encompassing a nine-year dataset sampling 10,000 trees across 22 million acres. - 6/19/18
Carbon nanotube optics poised to provide pathway to optical-based quantum cryptography and quantum computing
Researchers are exploring enhanced potential of carbon nanotubes for unique applications. - 6/18/18
TNT could be headed for retirement after 116 years on the job
Scientists have developed a novel “melt-cast” explosive material that could be a suitable replacement for Trinitrotoluene, more commonly known as TNT. - 6/14/18
Unauthorized drone flights prohibited in Lab restricted airspace
The Laboratory has deployed a system to counter all unauthorized unmanned aircraft systems over its restricted airspace and an additional FAA designated “No Drone Zone.” - 6/13/18
New elementary particle evidence found
New research results have potentially identified a fourth type of neutrino, a “sterile neutrino” particle. - 6/6/18
Public lectures explore the power of light
Jennifer Hollingsworth will discuss the power of light in three Frontiers in Science public lectures. - 5/24/18
Mapping the body’s battle with Ebola and Zika
Through the computer modeling capabilities of the Laboratory, the molecular calisthenics involved in invading a cell are visually documented, an essential step toward vaccine and therapeutic medicine development. - 5/14/18
Levitation yields better neutron-lifetime measurement
For the first time, the measurements are considered accurate enough that potential corrections are not larger than the uncertainties. - 5/10/18
Los Alamos and University of Nebraska team for biodefense program
A partnership will boost educational opportunities for students seeking careers in the biodefense field. - 5/8/18
Alzheimer’s researchers to convene in Albuquerque
More than fifty New Mexico researchers specializing Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias will meet to discuss current research efforts and progress, as well as funding opportunities for continued research. - 5/7/18
‘Game changing’ space-mission power system passes tests with flying colors
KRUSTY experiment demonstrates fission power’s promise for lunar, planetary exploration. - 5/2/18
Los Lunas High School take top award in Supercomputing Challenge
Jen Marie Phifer and Forest Good of Los Lunas High School won top honors at the 28th Annual New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge. - 4/26/18
New high-resolution exascale Earth-modeling system announced for energy
A new Earth-modeling system will have weather-scale resolution and use advanced computers to simulate aspects of Earth’s variability and anticipate decadal changes. - 4/23/18
Student teams showcase year-long computing projects
More than 200 New Mexico students and their teachers will come together at the 28th annual New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge expo and awards ceremony. - 4/19/18
One step closer to understanding explosive sensitivity with molecule design
Using computer modeling and a novel molecule design technique, scientists have replaced one “arm” of an explosive molecule to help unravel the first steps in the detonation process. - 4/18/18
Understanding a cell’s ‘doorbell’
A multi-institutional project to understand one of the major targets of human drug design has produced new insights into how structural communication works in a cell component called a G protein-coupled receptor. - 4/12/18
Finding order in disorder demonstrates a new state of matter
In a classical material called artificial spin ice, which in certain phases appears disordered, the material is actually ordered, but in a “topological” form. - 4/2/18
Underground neutrino experiment sets the stage for deep discovery about matter
Collaborators of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, have shown they can shield a sensitive, scalable 44-kilogram germanium detector array from background radioactivity. - 3/27/18
Tunable interfaces found in quantum materials
A potential revolution in device engineering could be underway, thanks to the discovery of functional electronic interfaces in quantum materials that can self-assemble spontaneously. - 3/26/18
Public lectures explore powering space missions on Mars
Patrick McClure and David Poston will discuss the small nuclear reactor developed at the Laboratory to power missions on Mars during three Frontiers in Science lectures. - 3/26/18
Los Alamos releases file index product to software community
The Grand Unified File Index (GUFI) is designed using a new, hierarchical approach to storing file metadata, allowing rapid parallel searches across many internal databases. - 3/22/18
Innovative detectors quickly pinpoint radiation source
Innovative “lighthouse” detectors are reducing radiation exposure for workers and opening up new areas for robotic monitoring to avoid potential hazards. - 3/21/18
New head of Tech Transfer Division announced
Antonio "Tony" Redondo will be taking over as head of Los Alamos National Laboratory's tech transfer division, the Richard P. Feynman Center for Innovation. - 2/22/18
Researchers discover novel exciton interactions in carbon nanotubes
In the study, a collaborative research team showed that Raman spectroscopy (a form of light scattering) can provide more extensive characterization of intertube excitons. - 2/14/18
Novel computational biology model accurately describes dynamics of gene expression
Computational biologists have found a new way to accurately model certain forms of gene expression, including the body’s 24-hour internal clock. - 1/31/18
Grant benefits students, communities
The LANS Board of Governors approved the funding through October 1 to support education, economic development and community giving in the region. - 1/30/18
Grants spur growth in pueblo businesses
To date, more than $330,000 has been invested in the regional economy through the Native American Venture Acceleration Fund. - 1/29/18
Scientists conduct study to help predict diseases
The team encourages participation in the study to improve the ability to predict and alleviate emerging infectious diseases. - 1/25/18
Understanding meltwater drainpipe formation In Greenland ice sheet
Moulins, vertical conduits that penetrate through the half-mile-deep ice, efficiently funnel the majority of summer meltwater from the ice surface to the base of the ice sheet. - 1/22/18
Lab positively impacts region’s economy in 2017
Lab’s efforts to stimulate new business growth, strengthen existing companies and create jobs in northern New Mexico’s communities saw notable progress. - 1/12/18
Tweaking quantum dots powers-up double-pane solar windows
Researchers are creating double-pane solar windows that generate electricity with greater efficiency and create shading and insulation for good measure. - 1/2/18
Los Alamos science goes big in 2017
Here are some of the big science stories from Los Alamos as 2017 comes to a close. - 12/21/17
Mars rover keeps working
While many of us will spend the final days of 2017 taking a break from work, the ChemCam instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover will keep busy. - 12/21/17
Giving Campaign nets $3 million for nonprofits
In the 2018 Los Alamos Giving Campaign, 1,716 Laboratory employees have pledged more money than ever before. - 12/20/17
Four scientists win the Los Alamos Medal
Scott Cram, Larry Deaven, Robert Moyzis and Howard Menlove will receive the award, the highest honor bestowed by the Laboratory. - 12/13/17
Computer simulations reveal roots of drug resistance
Deactivating pumps could make antibiotic-resistant bacteria treatable again - 12/4/17
Research fundamental to first efficacy study for mosaic HIV-1 preventive vaccine
The HIV-1 mosaic vaccine in the trial was originally designed at Los Alamos National Laboratory by theoretical biologist Bette Korber and her team. - 11/30/17
New director named at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dr. Terry Wallace has been appointed Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and President of Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS). - 11/28/17
Eight Los Alamos innovations win R&D 100 Awards
Since 1978 Los Alamos has won more than 145 of the prestigious R&D 100 Awards. - 11/20/17
Quantum dots amplify light with electrical pumping
The team demonstrates that using their “designer” quantum dots, they can achieve light amplification in a nanocrystal solid with direct-current electrical pumping. - 11/20/17
Two Los Alamos scientists honored by AAAS
Angel E. Garcia and Laura Smilowitz of Los Alamos National Laboratory have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). - 11/20/17
Trinity Supercomputer lands on two top-10 lists
The Trinity Supercomputer made number three on the High Performance Conjugate Gradients Benchmark project and is number seven on the TOP500 list. - 11/16/17
Origin of excess positrons in outer space
Some scientists speculate these extra positrons have an exotic origin, such as yet-undetected processes involving dark matter. - 11/16/17
HPC R&D easy as Raspberry Pi
It brings a powerful high-performance-computing testbed to system-software developers, researchers and others who lack machine time on the world’s fastest supercomputers. - 11/13/17
First-ever U.S. experiments at new x-ray facility may lead to better explosive modeling
Small-angle x-ray scattering is used to observe ultra-fast carbon clustering and graphite and nanodiamond production in the insensitive explosive Plastic Bonded Explosive 9502. - 11/6/17
Laboratory teams with Pojoaque
Lab's Math and Science Academy has selected Pojoaque Valley School District as the partnership school for its new teacher education program. - 10/31/17
Seven honored as APS Fellows
The honorees are Christopher J. Fontes, Han Htoon, Toshihiko Kawano, John W. Lewellen, Laura Beth Smilowitz, Stuart A. Trugman and Vivien Zapf. - 10/26/17
Los Alamos scientists, engineers receive 2017 Fellows Prizes
Five Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have been awarded the Laboratory’s prestigious Fellows Prize in the areas of science or engineering research and leadership. - 10/19/17
Researchers, supercomputers help interpret latest LIGO findings
It confirms Einstein’s prediction that gravitational waves travel at the same speed as gamma rays: the speed of light. - 10/17/17
Chemical treatment improves quantum dot lasers
Los Alamos researchers demonstrated that by adding extra electrons into their specially designed quantum dots, they can reduce this threshold to virtually zero. - 10/16/17
Dena Edwards named DOE Outstanding Contractor Security Professional of the Year
Edwards was selected for spearheading the Laboratory’s Active Shooter and Work Place Violence Awareness Program. - 10/11/17
Entrepreneurial Fellows
Fellows will participate in a UCal pilot program that helps early-career scientists look at their technologies from a commercial perspective. - 10/5/17
Mentoring Café gives middle-schoolers a taste of science
The middle-schoolers moved from mentor to mentor trying hands-on demonstrations, learning about how the scientists got their start, and finding out what they are currently working on. - 10/2/17
Four scientists named as Lab Fellows
Donald Burton, Stephen Doorn, Manvendra Dubey and Turab Lookman named 2017 Laboratory Fellows. - 9/28/17
Hunt is over for one of the ‘Top 50 Most-Wanted Fungi’
Scientists have characterized a sample of “mystery” fungus collected in North Carolina and found its home in the fungal tree of life. - 9/28/17
Los Alamos gains role in High-Performance Computing for Materials Program
Companies to compete for inclusion, workshop in October - 9/21/17
Pew! Pew! Curiosity’s ChemCam zaps a half million Martian rocks
ChemCam instrument aboard Mars Curiosity rover passes milestone - 9/21/17
Los Alamos recognized as top diversity employer
For the second straight year, the Laboratory was recognized as a top diversity employer by LATINA Style and STEM Workforce Diversity magazine. - 9/19/17
Bidding farewell to Cassini mission that explored Saturn
Scientists led the development of two scientific sensors on NASA’s spacecraft Cassini. - 9/14/17
Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico
Beloved at Los Alamos for decades, no one has better understood and supported the essential and enduring national security mission of Los Alamos better than Senator Pete Domenici. - 9/13/17
Carlsten, Nguyen and Sheffield win Free-Electron Laser Prize
The honor is an international recognition of key technologies that originally developed at Los Alamos in the 1980s and 1990s. - 9/6/17
Laboratory Director McMillan to retire at end of year
McMillan informed employees that he intends to step down as Laboratory Director at the end of this calendar year. - 9/5/17
Discovery of boron on Mars adds to evidence for habitability
The discovery of boron on Mars gives scientists more clues about whether life could have ever existed on the planet. - 9/5/17
Machine-learning earthquake prediction shows promise
A computer science approach using machine learning can predict the time remaining before the fault fails - 8/30/17
High-impact innovations honored as R&D 100 Award Finalists
Eight Los Alamos National Laboratory innovations were selected as finalists for the 2017 R&D 100 Awards. - 8/29/17
DNA detectives crack the case on biothreat look-alikes
Biological “detectives” are tracking down biothreats such as the bacteria that causes tularemia (“rabbit fever”). - 8/24/17
Superconductivity research reveals potential new state of matter
Research is showing that among superconducting materials in high magnetic fields, the phenomenon of electronic symmetry breaking is common. - 8/16/17
Dinosaur’s skull tells evolutionary tale
Researchers have exposed the inner structures of the fossil skull of a 74-million-year-old tyrannosauroid dinosaur nicknamed the Bisti Beast. - 8/15/17
Genomic and fluid-flow technologies win awards
dfnWorks and EDGE Bioinformatics were recognized as “notable technology developments” by the consortium’s eight-member award review team. - 8/10/17
Low-cost fuel cell catalysts
Researchers have been developing alternatives to the prohibitively expensive platinum and platinum-group metal (PGM) catalysts currently used in fuel cell electrodes. - 8/3/17
Single-photon emitter has promise for quantum info-processing
The Laboratory has produced the first known material capable of single-photon emission at room temperature and at telecommunications wavelengths. - 7/31/17
Van de Sompel receives Paul Evan Peters Award
Van de Sompel is widely recognized as having created robust, scalable infrastructures that have had a profound and lasting impact on scholarly communication. - 7/26/17
Spotlight shines on ground-breaking technologies
Ray Newell received the 2016 Richard P. Feynman Innovation Prize at a July 20 ceremony celebrating the “Super Power of the Entrepreneur.” - 7/25/17
Trinity supercomputer partition merge
The Trinity supercomputer’s two partitions were merged with both Xeon Haswell and the Xeon Phi Knights Landing (KNL) processors. - 7/20/17
Neutrino research takes giant leap forward
An international group of dignitaries, scientists and engineers will mark the start of construction of a massive experiment that could change our understanding of the universe. - 7/20/17
Frontiers in Science talk explores space weather
Reeves will discuss the science behind space weather during three Frontiers in Science lectures titled “Whether There’s Weather in Space.” - 7/20/17
Chaos in ultracold reactions
Researchers have performed the first ever quantum-mechanical simulation of the benchmark ultracold chemical reaction. - 7/19/17
National awards recognize Los Alamos leadership in nuclear safeguards
Nicholas was recognized with the Edway R. Johnson Meritorious Service award and Swinhoe received the Vincent J. DeVito Distinguished Service award. - 7/17/17
Algae production research gets boost
The project was awarded through a DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement titled “Productivity Enhanced Algae and Tool-Kits (PEAK).” - 7/12/17
‘Secret Pass’ opens at Bradbury Science Museum
The Bradbury Science Museum will open three new exhibits and a video as part of a new experience called “Manhattan on the Mesa.” - 7/11/17
Hazmat Challenge to test responders’ skills
Ten hazardous materials response teams will test their skills in a series of graded, timed exercises at the 21st annual Hazmat Challenge. - 7/6/17
Boncella named Fellow in American Chemical Society
Boncella was selected for his seminal discoveries in actinide chemistry and for his distinguished history of service to the ACS. - 6/26/17
LGBTQ+ art installation, Post With Pride, supports mission focus on diversity
In a visible display promoting diversity, hundreds of people jotted words of support on Post-Its. - 6/8/17
Fresquez named DOE Small Business Program Manager of the Year
Chris Fresquez is the recipient of the 2016 Small Business Program Manager of the Year Award. - 6/7/17
‘Charliecloud’ simplifies Big Data supercomputing
“Charliecloud” helps supercomputer users operate in the high-performance world of Big Data without burdening computer center staff with the peculiarities of their particular software needs. - 6/7/17
Girls in STEM aims to boost interest in science careers
Coronado and Neal recently launched a project called Girls in STEM, which aims to improve girls’ attitudes toward science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). - 6/5/17
Rover findings indicate stratified lake on ancient Mars
A long-lasting lake on ancient Mars provided stable environmental conditions that differed significantly from one part of the lake to another. - 6/1/17
‘Halos’ discovered on Mars widen time frame for potential life
The halos were analyzed by the rover’s science payload, including the laser-shooting Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument. - 5/30/17
Six northern New Mexico businesses awarded funds
Neutron crystallography maps LPMOs that break down fibrous cellulose - 5/18/17
Six northern New Mexico businesses awarded funds
The 2017 awardees, located in three counties in northern New Mexico, represent a broad range of business pursuits, from food production to modular manufacturing - 5/8/17
Data analysis could trigger new shale gas revolution
The analysis identifies key discoveries, lessons learned and recommendations for greatly improving “tail production.” - 5/8/17
Roelofs takes director role at CINT
Noted physicist Andreas Roelofs is the new director of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT). - 5/2/17
Santa Fe High School wins Supercomputing Challenge
Four Santa Fe High School students won first place for their project, “Urban Installation of Smog Reducing Materials." - 4/26/17
Managing disease spread through accessible modeling
A new computer modeling study is aimed at making epidemiological models more accessible and useful for public-health collaborators and improving disease-related decision making. - 4/25/17
Kiplinger to receive award for pioneering contributions to chemistry
Kiplinger is the recipient of the 2017 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award given triennially by Iota Sigma Pi (the National Honor Society of Women in Chemistry). - 4/25/17
Students showcase projects at 27th Supercomputing Challenge
More than 200 New Mexico students and teachers will come together April 24-25 to showcase their computing research projects. - 4/20/17
Los Alamos named tops in diversity by four magazines
Woman Engineer, Minority Engineer, Winds of Change and Latino Leaders named Los Alamos tops in diversity. - 4/18/17
On-the-range detection technology could corral bovine TB
The idea for the bovine application evolved from discussions between Lab researchers and scientists at the New Mexico health laboratory. - 4/12/17
Ultrafast measurements explain quantum dot voltage drop
Solar cells and photodetectors could soon be made from new types of materials based on semiconductor quantum dots. - 3/22/17
Breaking the supermassive black hole speed limit
A new computer simulation helps explain the existence of puzzling supermassive black holes observed in the early universe. - 3/21/17
Less radiation in inner Van Allen belt than previously believed
This is good news for spacecraft that are orbiting in the region and can be damaged by high levels of radiation. - 3/20/17
‘Flying saucer’ colloidal quantum dots produce brighter, better lasers
Steady state lasing with colloidal quantum dots an important step toward practical lasing technology. - 3/20/17
Perovskite edges can be tuned for optoelectronic performance
Scientists are creating innovative 2D layered hybrid perovskites that allow greater freedom in designing and fabricating efficient optoelectronic devices. - 3/9/17
Unexpected oxidation state for molecular plutonium discovered
Researchers have uncovered a significant new chemical attribute of plutonium, the identification and structural verification of the +2 oxidation state in a molecular system. - 3/9/17
Kiplinger receives IUPAC 2017 Distinguished Women in Chemistry award
The IUPAC awards program was created to acknowledge and promote the work of women chemists/chemical engineers worldwide. - 3/9/17
Frontiers in Science talk explores ‘The Mystery of Detonation’
David Moore will discuss the science behind detonation and explosions during three Frontiers in Science lectures. - 3/8/17
Science versus the ‘Horatio Alger myth’
The work stems from Los Alamos research into computational material science, with broader applications to materials physics, energy security and weapons physics. - 2/22/17
Rusty Gray elected to National Academy of Engineering
He was cited for his contributions to the understanding of the dynamic and shock-loading deformation and damage response of materials. - 2/16/17
Los Alamos research on cancer’s origins key part of huge grant
Ludmil Alexandrov has been announced as a member of one of the first four global research teams funded under Cancer Research UK’s “Grand Challenge." - 2/9/17
Two regional businesses receive Native American Venture Acceleration Fund awards
This year’s grant recipients are High Water Mark, LLC, Cochiti Pueblo and Picuris Pueblo Bison Project, Picuris Pueblo. - 2/2/17
Exascale Computing Project announces formation of ECP Industry Council
A collaborative project led by six Department of Energy national laboratories with the project management office established at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). - 2/1/17
Yeager wins Presidential Early Career Award
John Yeager is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. - 1/31/17
First-ever GPS data release to boost space-weather science
The data comes from space-weather sensors developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory on board the nation’s Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. - 1/30/17
LANS board approves $2.5 million for Community Commitment Plan
The LANS Board of Governors approved $2.5 million in funding for the company’s plan to support education, economic development and charitable giving in Northern New Mexico. - 1/18/17
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